Forest
officials record first births for many years in parts of Madhya Pradesh
Sat 18
May 2019 15.43 BSTLast modified on Sat 18 May
2019 16.26 BST
Forest
officials in Madhya Pradesh state, in India, have
reported several tiger cub sightings, the first for years in some parts of the
region.
At least
11 cubs have been sighted in the last week, including five in Panna Tiger
Reserve and three each in Nauradehi and Ratapani sanctuaries.
In
Nauradehi, armed police were called in to protect the cubs, sighted on 9 May,
the first tiger births in the sanctuary for years.
Fourteen
tiger deaths have been reported this year in Madhya Pradesh, which was once
known as the “Tiger state” but lost its reputation due to dwindling numbers of
the big cat, the Times
of India reported.
One of
the tigers was killed by a live wire trap earlier this month, resulting in the
arrest of three villagers, who had allegedly laid the trap for game meat. Wildlife activists
have blamed a lack of summer patrolling for the deaths.
Madhya
Pradesh was losing the highest number of tigers a year in India, the Week
reported. The 2014 wildlife census found the state had 308 tigers –
the third-highest in India, behind Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. Available
statistics show 97 tigers have died in the state since January 2016, many of
them killed by poachers.
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